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Well preserved sarcophagus chest with a relief representing "shipping":/objects/40/attachments/74. "Crossed shields":/objects/40/attachments/77 on top of crossed spears and a "double axe":/objects/40/attachments/81 de...

In spite the white appearance of this portrait, minute traces of red/orange pigments are found on the surface of the skin and hair suggesting that the portrait once was fully painted. "UV-image of the eyes":/objects/1...

The examination of IN 823 ascertains that the polished marble portrait was painted in a delicate and detailed manner. The hair was painted in dark red nuances together with black underdrawing and small amounts of Egyp...

The examination of a Roman portrait, "IN 822":/objects/129/attachments/442, in polished white marble, testifies that it was originally fully painted. The hair was originally golden-reddish and yellow, red and blue col...

The technical examination of IN 826 provides new insight into the colour palette and painting techniques on polished marble portraits from Antiquity. On the portrait's polished parts scattered particles of red and ye...

It was decided to take a closer look at the polychromy of this beautiful, well- preserved, "Egyptian relief.":/objects/126/attachments/394. The investigation shows high technical painting skills. In particular, the pa...

This portrait exhibits small traces of red in the face, in the hair, between the lips, along the eyelid, eye-rim and "eyelashes":/objects/24/attachments/35. The red has not yet been identified although this was attemp...

The relief fragment is made of white, fine-grained marble.
The fragment has been examined with Visible Iinduced Luminescence. Pigments were seen as evenly distributed "luminescent spots":/objects/46/attachments/247 ...